Big Match Preview

Last Ten Meetings:

Castleford 16, St Helens 12 (SLR17, 4/6/17)
Castleford 53, St Helens 10 (CCR6, 13/5/17)
St Helens 26, Castleford 22 (SLR10, 17/4/17)
St Helens 40, Castleford 16 (SLS8-R5, 8/9/16)
Castleford 20, St Helens 30 (SLR13, 1/5/16)
St Helens 28, Castleford 22 (SLR4, 4/3/16)
Castleford 38, St Helens 42 (SLS8-R5, 10/9/15)
Castleford 25, St Helens 24 (SLR19, 18/6/15)
St Helens 21, Castleford 14 (SLR3, 27/2/15)
St Helens 41, Castleford 0 (SLQPO, 19/9/14)

Super League Summary:

Castleford won 6
St Helens won 39 (includes wins in 1999 and 2014 play-offs)
1 draw

Highs and Lows (League):

Castleford highest score: 36-22 (H, 2002) (Widest margin: 35-16, H, 1997)
St Helens highest score: 72-4 (A, 2006) (also widest margin)

Head to Head Season Stats:

Career Milestones:

Danny Brough needs ten points to draw level with our very own Kel Coslett in eighth place in the list of all-time leading point scorers.

1 Neil Fox (Wakefield/Bradford/Hull KR/York/Bramley/Huddersfield, 1956-79) 6,220
2 Jim Sullivan (Wigan, 1921-46) 6,022
3 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds, 1997-2015) 4,231
4 Gus Risman (Salford/Workington/Batley, 1929-54) 4,050
5 John Woods (Leigh/Warrington/Bradford/Rochdale, 1976-92) 3,985
6 Mick Nanyn (Rochdale/Whitehaven/Widnes/Oldham/Leigh/Swinton, 1999-2015) 3,700
7 Cyril Kellett (Hull KR/Featherstone, 1956-74) 3,686
8 Kel Coslett (St Helens/Rochdale, 1962-79) 3,545
9 Danny Brough (Dewsbury/York/Hull FC/Castleford/Wakefield/Huddersfield, 2002-17) 3,535
10 Lewis Jones (Leeds, 1952-64) 3,445

Tommy Makinson needs two tries to reach a career century of touchdowns. He has scored 95 times for St Helens since 2011, to go with three dual-registration scores for Rochdale (2013). He also made one non-scoring appearance for Whitehaven in the same season.

Winning Runs:

Castleford Tigers have won their last twelve Super League matches. Their last league defeat was 26-24 at Hull FC on 23 April.

Betfred Super League Leading Scorers

Tries:
1 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 34
2 Liam Marshall (Wigan Warriors) 20
3 = Albert Kelly (Hull FC), Ben Jones-Bishop (Wakefield Trinity) 17
5 = Greg Minikin (Castleford Tigers), Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants), Tom Lineham (Warrington Wolves), Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors) 16
9 = Jamie Shaul (Hull FC), Joel Moon (Leeds Rhinos), Mason Caton-Brown (Wakefield Trinity) 15

Goals:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 107
2 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 79
3 Mark Percival (St Helens) 70
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 69
5 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 64
6 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 48
7 = Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants), Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 46
9 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 45
10 Gareth O’Brien (Salford Red Devils) 35

Goals Percentage:
1 Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos) 92.85 (13/14)
2 Tony Gigot (Catalans Dragons) 90.00 (9/10)
3 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 89.77 (79/88)
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 85.18 (69/81)
5 Martyn Ridyard (Huddersfield Giants/Leigh Centurions) 84.84 (28/33)
6 Paul McShane (Castleford Tigers) 83.33 (10/12)
7 Jake Connor (Hull FC) 82.35 (14/17)
8 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 82.05 (64/78)
9 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 81.06 (107/132)
10 = Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 80.00 (48/60), Tom Makinson (St Helens) 80.00 (8/10)

Points:
1 Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers) 267
2 Mark Percival (St Helens) 196
3 Marc Sneyd (Hull FC) 176
4 Luke Walsh (Catalans Dragons) 150
5 Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers) 136
6 Liam Finn (Wakefield Trinity) 132
7 Ben Reynolds (Leigh Centurions) 120
8 Michael Dobson (Salford Red Devils) 116
9 Liam Sutcliffe (Leeds Rhinos) 111
10 Danny Brough (Huddersfield Giants) 107

The Table: